Automobile body



H. C. MAISE. AUTOMOBILE BODY. APPLICAT ON FILED AUG.23, I916.

Patented Mar. 21,1922:

. 3 swims-SHEEN;

H. C. MAISE.

AUTOMOBILE BODY. 'APPLICA'HON FILED AUG.23, 1916 Patented Mar. 21, 1922.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

H. c. MAISE. I

AUTOMOBILE BODY. I APPLICAHON FILED AUG.23, I916.

Patentd Mar. 21, 19 22."

. 3 SHEETSSHEET 3.

anveufoz and has for its HERMAN c. may i lam-iris, TD rnnnsynvsma.

GF'FICE.

EQDY.

1 339 53532 Specification of Letters Patent.

izen of the United State; Springfield, county of State of Massachusetts, ha" t-iin new and useful inu rorenients 1 mobile Bodies, of which the folio" description.

Mv invention relates to t well known Springfield type of automobile b0 ly.

' obiect to provide a construction wherebv the top, windows and side members may be readily lowered into an iii-- operative position, or whereby thelop may be left erected and windows and side members lowered into an inoperative p ion. The top may be as shown in Let No. 1, 181. 89, sued to Hinsdaie f? My construction elimiuatcs all i or remorabie 'wini'iows. All of of my improved body are hin edly connectez to the doors of said body.

I provide also, because of my improved construction, a means whereby said coir version from a closed to an open type'oi' vehicle takes place with the least possible inconvenience. to the pass ngers occupying the vehicle at the time ot' cm'irersion, and also 1, save for other purposes a space usually provided to "poi-age at windows and other renioreale members.

In the accompanying drawings are shown my invention applied to a two passenger, inside drive, cabriolet tyne of vehicle, but i do not wish to limit myself to this type alone. as in invention T y be appliec to other tvpes. whether bui accommodate (a rain or more passeir and whether using a rigid or foldal -le. top.

For full under-s ling of my inventioi'i, reference is to be had to the followm de- "criotion and accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 she a side view of an automobile body to which my invention has been ap plied;

Fig. 2 shows a side view or my improved body, partly in section, to illustrate the pothe top members of bows;

sition 01 Fig. 3 is a side sectionalview of a portion of my impro ed body on an enlarged scale; Fig. 4'. is asectional view through the door and window of my improved body, the wmdow being in the operative position;

, 1516. Serial No. 113,447.

Par 'rted Mar. 21, 1922..

Fig. 5 is sectional view taken through c roor and window, the window being; l ed into the inoperative position; I Fig. 6 is a sectional view through the w' dew and side member of my improved both the window and side member being raised into the operative position; I

of my improved body Fig. 7 is a side view 'ith the top folded, the top covering being removed I Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view on an enlarged scale through the door and win dow;

S is a "l agmentary side view of the side member;

rig. 10 IS a sectional view taken on the lines All of 9:

Fig. 11 is a detail view. partly in section, 1! wing the means of attaching the top to front glazed member; i Fig. 12 is a detail view. partly in section. slwwing the means for connecting" the side member with the upper horizontal top member of bow.

Referring to the drawings, 1 illustrates the body of the car upon which is mounted a fold-able top 2 of any suitable kind, the top I have illustrated being constructed along the general lines illustrated and described 111 Letters Patent No. 1,181,689, issued to Hinsdale Smith. It will be understood, however,

thatmy invention, in many of its aspects, is not limited to a foldab e top .of the kind illustrated and describec, or in fact to a 't'oldable top of any description, although in other of its aspects my invent-ion includes the foldable top in combination with other features.

The door 3 is hinged to the body 1 by means of a hinge 4, preferably of the pin type illustrated, in order that alignment may be secured with the hinge 5, which will be hereafter described. Itwill be understood that my invention is not limited to a construction in which (fine door only is used, and that it is applicable to types of bodies having more than one door on each side of the vehicle.

Piyoted at or near the upper edge of the door 3 is a window frame 6, carrying a Window 9, the Window frame being hinged to the door by means of" hinges 7, which are adapted to rotate about a pivot 8 from an operative position, as shown in Figs. 4 and 8, via, a position above the door, to an inoperative position as shown in Fig. 5, viz., a position alongside of the door and in a. plane substantially parallel to it. The hinge 7 may be the hin e ordinarily used in connection: "."zth Springfield type bodies, a hinge of this character bein illustrated in Patent No. 1,17 0,569, issued to Hinsdale Smith, or any other suitable hin e may be used. -A guard or covering 19, igs. 2 and 5) is provided to protect the window when in the inoperative. position, the guard being made removable to permit the window being swung to the operative position by hinging the guard at its lower edge, or providing fastenings by which it may be removed altogether.

Connectedto a side of the frame dis a side member 10, which may be glazed as shown if desired, the connection being preferably made by a hinge 5, such as shown, so as to permit the side member 10 to be swung outwardly against the window frame 6. The hinge 5 is preferably ,a hinge of the continu- (ms or piano type, in order to secure the best possible alignment of the parts and the most perfect exclusionof the elements. It will be understood, however, that my invention is notneoes'sarily limited to the use of one side member in connection with the window frame, and that if desired a second side member may be hinged or otherwise attached to the forward edge of the window frame 6.

If a foldable top is used, I prefer to use the type illustrated in the drawings, the bows 11 ofwhich are wholly or in part comrised of metallic members having an anguar cross section. I prefer to so select the cross section of these bows so that when the top is lowered the bows will nest, and'thus occupy a minimum space. When top 2 is erected, the bow 12 assumes a substantially upright or vertical position, and the bow let assumes a substantially horizontal position parallel to the'top of the door. In these positions'the bow 12 will have a flange extending forwardly and another flange extending at right angles thereto, and the bow 1d will have a flange located in. a vertical plane and another flange located in a horizontal plane extending upwardly therefrom. Theseflanges thus act as stops for the window frame and side member 6,.the stops being of a depth approximately equal to the thickness of. the window frame and side member. They thus act to form a more complete closure. Mounted upon the horizontal flange of how 14 is a depending pin. 16, adapted to fit into a. notch 15 formed in it metallic lug 20 attached to the upward forward corner of side member 10. The notch 15 is so formed that it will embrace the de pending pin 16 when side member is swung into operative position, and will prevent the upper edge of side member 10 from moving outwardly at its forward edge.

a position alongside of the door When. the top is in'the erected position, it is fastened to the wind shield by means of a screw passing throu ii the bow 1 1 into the vertical inemberltl, which forms one of the supports of the wind shield.

Attached near the rear inside edge of side member 1.0 is a latch 13, which is adapted to overlap and engage the vertical how 12 so as to prevent outward movement of the side member 10. Latch 13, in conjunction with pin 16 and slot 15, efiectivelyholds side member 10 against movement when in the operative position. It will be understood that any other suitable fastening meal-is may be substituted for the latch 1.6, and means may be provided, if desired, for holding the side member in a partly open position.

The operation of my device is as follows:

Assuming the body to be in a closed COIl- 'dition, as shown in. Fig. 1, if it desired to transform it into an open body the door 3 is opened, the latch 13 is released and side member 10 swung outwardly against the window frame 6. 'l he guard 19 is then. removed and the window frame 6, carrying the side member, is swung downwardly into and into a plane substantially parallel to it, as shown in Fig. 5.

If it is desired to lower the top as well, the screw 17 is loosened and the top is folded back.

To close the car once more, the preceding}; operationsare reversed, top to the erected position and fastened in place by means of screw 17'. T he guard 19 is opened or removed, and frame dcarrying side morn-- ber 10, is swung uywvardly. Side member 10 is the swung outwardly towards the rear of the body and fastened in place by means of latch It is obvious that many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I therefore do not in tend to confine myself to the particular forms shown and described.

WVhat I claim is:

1. In a device of the kind described, a

door, a window frame pivoted thereon and adapted to be swung from an operative position above the door to an inoperative position alongside the door, a window fixedly mounted in said frame, a. side member hingedly connected to said window frame and carried thereby, and adapted to be swung from an operative position in the plane of the window frame to an inoperative position alongside of the window frame, and a guard attached. at its lower edge to the inside of the door and adapted to cover the window frame'window and side member when in the inoperative position.

2. In device of the kind described, a body, a fold ble top having a oted bow adapted to assume a vert-i......

run. when the top is erected and having a flange extending in the direction of the length of the body and a flange extending at right angles top is erected and comprising a flange as thereto, and a second pivoted bow adapted to assume a horizontal position when the suming a horizontal'position and another 'member hingedlg;e

adapted to abut against the forward ez rten'ding flange of the vertical bow and have its edge covered by the flange of the vertical bow which extends at right angles to the forwardly extendin flan 3. In a device 0 the body, a foldable top having when erected a bow pivotally mounted and adapted to be swung into a vertical position, and comprising a flange extending in the direction ofthe length of the body and a flan e extendinga't right angles thereto, and a orizontal ifind described, a

how pivotally mounted and having a horizontal flange and a vertically depending flange,-a door hingedly connected to the body, a window frame. pivoted thereon, a side member hingedly connected to the window frame, said window being adapted to contact with theyertically dependin flange ofthe horizontal bow and 'be covere by the horizontal flange, and said window being adapted to contact with the flange of the vertical bow' which extends in the direction of the length of the body, and be covered by the flange extending at right angles to said last mentioned flange,

4. In a device of the kind described, a.

body, a door connected thereto by means of a hinge comprising apin, a window frame pivotally connected to said door and adapted to be swung into an operative position above the door, a window fixedly mounted in said frame aside member connected tosaid window frame by means of a hinge comprising a pin, the pins of said hinges being in alignment when the window frame is swung 1I1t0'tl16 operative position.

HERMAN. .o. Maisn. 

